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When I was a kid, one of every year’s major concerns was whether my father would please my mother with an appropriate gesture on Valentine’s Day. We kids teetered on the line between dread and excitement as we waited for Dad to come home and prove himself to be worthy or unworthy. It was always a close-run thing. I didn’t quite get it right in this shorty but it’s a strong start.

Working Title: Love Test1st Sentence: Mom couldn’t give my father’s alleged devotion the once-over on Valentine’s Day, because paying full price for a heart-shaped box of chocolates and a card as big as a bed sheet is just dumb.Favorite Sentence: Box as big as a platter, check.Word Length: 607

Photo from The Scrapping Cottage, where there instructions for how to make this lovely box!

Claire Guyton

can't thank the Maine Arts Commission enough for granting her their 2012 literary fellowship, which she used to launch Daily Shorty. Claire writes, edits, coaches other writers, and blogs in Lewiston, where she stays sane by working on her scraggly yard, running 5Ks as slowly as possible, perfecting cracker recipes, and playing badminton. She spends the remainder of her free time with her sweet husband and perfect cats. You can contact Claire at dailyshorty@gmail.com.